Client: Make Architects 
Date: 2018 –  
Services: Research & engagement.

Future Places Studio are working on behalf of Make Architects to create EXCHANGE, an on-going series series which explores perspectives on the future of design across different parts of the built environment. Issue number 1 of the series explores the changes that we have witnessed in workplace design.

Driven by people and enabled by technology the places where we work have changed. Over the last 10 years we have seen the workplace become flexible, healthier and in general, a more pleasant place to be.

Whilst many workplaces still lag behind, those that have embraced the change have done so with a greater appreciation of the role the workplace can play in attracting talent, harnessing productivity and making people happy. It could be argued that over the last 10 years we have simply been re-calibrating the relationship between the workplace and people.

Content within issue number 1 included: a roundtable with architects discussed the drivers of change and how this has influenced their work. Interviews with developers from London, Sydney and Hong Kong explain what workplace design means in their city. Essays from industry experts have analysed the role of well-being, health and music in the workplace and case studies have helped us to document best in class examples of workplace design.